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Ingredients
- 4 pound sweet potoes (peeled, cut in half cross wise then cut into ½-inch wedges)
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ cup honey
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (plus more as needed for seasoning)
- 1 bunch sweet potato greens (or other greens of your choosing)
- 2 tablespoon peanut oil (or other high smoking point oil)
- 1 red onion (halved and sliced)
- 1 clove garlic (peeled and sliced)
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